Smart Cities: A Response to Wicked Problems

Ekene Okwechime (), Peter B. Duncan, David A. Edgar, Elisabetta Magnaghi () and Eleonora Veglianti ()
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Ekene Okwechime: University of Central Lancashire
Peter B. Duncan: Glasgow Caledonian University
David A. Edgar: Glasgow Caledonian University
Elisabetta Magnaghi: Université Catholique de Lille
Eleonora Veglianti: University of Uninettuno

A chapter in Organizing Smart Buildings and Cities, 2021, pp 13-33 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this paper we investigate the underlying theoretical and practical dimensions of the smart city concept. Exploring the smart city concept is necessary for understanding its meaning and usefulness. We begin by framing the problems faced in cities, i.e. urban issues, as wicked problems: complex and intractable. Then, a review of the meaning of a smart city is carried out in order to reach a holistic working definition of the concept. We also provide a description of how stakeholders are organized in providing smart-city-based solutions to urban problems in cities. A smart city case study situated in Glasgow, Scotland is developed. By doing so, we provide a new and practical perspective to comprehend the meaning and the use of the smart city concept in addressing urban problems by synthesizing important success factors.

Keywords: Smart city; Urban problems; Wicked problems; Stakeholders (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-60607-7_2

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